Nielsen Audio has released Day 2 of its monthly four day sweep of ratings in PPM markets.
Today’s releases include Washington DC, Boston, Seattle, Miami, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Denver, San Diego, Baltimore, and St. Louis.
Nielsen also has reissued the Fall 2023 ratings for Reno NV after 107.3 KNEZ and 105.3 KZTI were inadvertently omitted. No other stations were affected.
All the numbers can be found at RadioInsight.com/Ratings.
Washington DC
Public News/Talk 88.5 WAMU trends up 11.3 – 11.5 – 12.7 to extend its lead. Hubbard News 103.5 WTOP jumps up 6.3 to 8.3. Howard University Adult R&B 96.3 WHUR dips 7.7 to 7.2. iHeartMedia AC 97.1 WASH hits a six month low down 11.0 to 6.5. Radio One Adult R&B “Majic 102.3/92.7” WMMJ/WDCJ trends down 5.8 – 5.5 – 5.0.
Classical 90.9 WETA-FM surges up 2.1 – 3.4 – 3.8 – 4.6. Cumulus Conservative Talk 105.9 WMAL gains 3.1 to 4.5.
Radio One Hip Hop 93.9 WKYS continues its rise 3.3 – 3.8 – 3.9 – 4.2.
Audacy Sports “106.7 The Fan” WJFK-FM is up 2.6 to 2.8 (with its stream adding an additional 1.0 share), while sister Spanish CHR “El Zol 107.9” WLZL trends up 1.3 – 2.0 – 2.2. Classic Hits “94.7 The Drive” WIAD slides 4.3 – 3.9 – 3.5.
Boston
Beasley’s “98.5 The Sports Hub” WBZ-FM rises 9.2 to 11.2 to set a new record high for the station with Ratings Expert Chris Huff noting that it breaks the 10.9 set in October 2023. Audacy AC “Magic 106.7” WMJX is second down 14.2 to 6.7. Public News/Talk 90.9 WBUR dips 6.1 to 6.0. Beasley Classic Hits 105.7 WROR jumps up 3.9 to 5.2. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 100.7 WZLX is off 5.0 to 4.9.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 104.1” WWBX jumps up 2.8 to 4.5. Beasley Country 102.5 WKLB gains 3.0 to 4.1. Audacy Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM rises 2.8 to 3.9. Classical 99.5 WCRB is up for the sixth straight month 2.6 – 2.9 – 3.2.
Audacy Variety Hits “Big 103” WBGB trends down 3.6 – 3.1 – 2.9.
Seattle/Tacoma
Audacy Country “100.7 The Wolf” KKWF reclaims the top spot up 6.1 to 7.3. Public News/Talk 94.9 KUOW-FM rises 6.2 to 6.9. The morning show musical chairs helps both stations as iHeartMedia Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK places third 5.9 to 5.8 following the change from Danny Bonaduce to BJ Shea, while Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW rises 3.8 to 5.4 with its new “Daly Migs Show”. Audacy Soft AC “94.1 The Sound“. places fifth 8.0 to 4.6.
Dance “C89.5” KNHC rises 1.2 – 1.4 – 1.7, which Huff notes is a new all-time record high for Nathan Hale High School’s student/volunteer operated station.
iHeartMedia Sports 93.3 KJR-FM rises 2.6 to 4.2, which Huff notes is the largest share on the frequency since April 2012.
iHeartMedia CHR “Hits 106.1” KBKS rebounds 3.3 to 4.1, while Hubbard’s “Movin 92.5” KQMV is up 3.5 to 4.0. iHeart Classic Hits “95.7 The Jet” KJEB is up 3.6 to 4.1. Lotus AC “Star 101.5” KPLZ slides 3.1 – 2.7 – 2.1.
AAA 90.3 KEXP trends up 2.7 – 2.9 – 3.4. Audacy Alternative “107.7 The End” KNDD is up 2.3 – 2.6 – 3.3. As it celebrated its first birthday last week, Hubbard AAA 98.9 KPNW-FM still hasn’t gained footing as it rises 0.6 to 0.8.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale
Cox Adult R&B “Hot 105” WHQT rises 7.8 to 9.4 to expand its lead. Univision Spanish AC “Amor 107.5” WAMR rises 7.1 to 7.6. Cox Soft AC “Easy 93.1” WFEZ rises 4.9 to 5.9. Audacy AC “101.5 Lite-FM” WLYF slides 6.8 to 5.2. After its huge gain out of the gate following its flip from Hot AC to Bilingual Soft AC in November, iHeartMedia’s “Magic 93.9” WMIA-FM is off 4.9 to 4.4.
Audacy Classic Hits “102.7 The Beach” WMXJ rises 3.6 to 4.1. Public News/Talk 91.3 WLRN-FM jumps up 3.3 to 4.1. iHeart Spanish CHR “Tú 94.9” WZTU is up 2.6 to 3.1.
SBS Spanish Oldies “Zeta 92.3” WCMQ-FM drops 4.7 to 3.8, as sister Spanish Tropical “El Zol 106.7” WXDJ falls 4.5 – 3.6 – 2.9. Cox Hip Hop “99 Jamz” WEDR is down 3.7 to 3.3 and Cox Rhythmic AC “Hits 97.3” WFLC slides 2.9 – 2.6 – 2.1.
Phoenix
iHeartMedia AC “99.9 KEZ” KESZ rises from its pre-holiday 8.2 share in November down 18.5 to 9.6. Hubbard Classic Rock 100.7 KSLX gains 6.0 to 7.0, while sister Rock 97.9 KUPD jumps 4.2 to 5.3. Audacy Classic Hits “Big 94.5” KOOL rises 3.2 to 4.9. Desert Valley Media Oldies “94.9/95.1 The Wow Factor” KOAI inches up 4.5 to 4.6.
After a huge 4.2 to 6.9 gain last month, Hubbard Alternative “Alt AZ 93.3” KDKB slides back to a 4.5 share.
iHeartMedia Country 102.5 KNIX rises 2.9 to 4.0. Audacy CHR “Live 101.5” KALV-FM is up 3.0 to 3.7. iHeart Variety Hits “95.5 The Mountain” KYOT rises 2.7 to 3.5. Bonneville News/Talk 92.3 KTAR-FM gains 1.8 – 2.2 – 2.6.
Detroit
Audacy Sports “97.1 The Ticket” WXYT-FM rides the Lions trip to the NFC Championship Game to rise 8.6 to 9.8 (with its stream up 1.2 to 1.8). iHeartMedia AC 100.3 WNIC moved 16.9 to 7.6, while sister CHR “Channel 95.5” WKQI rises back up 5.1 to 6.9. Beasley Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX holds at a 6.6 share. Audacy Country 99.5 WYCD rebounds 4.6 to 6.3.
Beasley Rock 101.1 WRIF jumps up 4.6 to 6.0. Audacy Classic Hits 104.3 WOMC shoots up 4.7 to 5.9, while sister News 950 WWJ gains 4.3 to 5.6 and sister Alternative “Alt 98.7” WDZH trends up 2.6 – 2.9 – 3.2.
Beasley Classic Hip Hop “105.1 The Bounce” WMGC trends down 4.3 – 3.9 – 3.6.
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Northwestern Media Christian AC 98.5 KTIS-FM claims the Twin Cities leas 12.1 to 10.7. iHeartMedia Sports “100.3 KFAN” KFXN-FM is up 6.7 to 7.5. iHeart Classic Hits “Kool 108” KQQL is third 15.8 to 6.7. Public News/Talk 91.1 KNOW-FM gains 5.2 to 6.6. iHeartMedia Country “K102” KEEY trends up 4.3 – 4.4 – 5.7.
Audacy News/Talk 830 WCCO climbs 3.8 to 4.7. Hubbard’s “My Talk 107.1” KTMY rises 1.9 to 2.9.
iHeartMedia CHR 101.3 KDWB trends up 3.4 – 3.5 – 4.0, with sister AAA/Hot AC “Cities 97.1” KTCZ up 2.4 to 3.2.
Classical 99.5 KSJN slides 4.3 – 3.1 – 2.4.
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Cox Media Group takes the top three spots. Soft AC 105.5 WDUV holds its lead 13.3 to 9.7. Classic Rock “107.3 The Eagle” WXGL is up 5.4 to 5.7. Hot Talk “102.5 The Bone” WHPT jumps up 4.1 to 5.3. iHeartMedia Country “US 103.5” WFUS rises 3.9 to 4.6. Beasley Classic Hits “Q105” WRBQ trends down 5.3 – 5.0 – 4.6.
Beasley Country 99.5 WQYK is down 5.7 – 4.9 – 4.5, while Classic Rock “98.7 The Shark” WPBB is up 2.9 to 3.8.
Public News/Talk 89.7 WUSF trends up 1.7 – 1.9 – 2.3.
Denver
Bonneville continues to hold the top two spots. Country 98.5 KYGO rises 5.6 to 7.2 and AC 101.1 KOSI is down 16.5 to 6.9. KSE Media Hot AC “Mix 100” KIMN is third 5.3 to 5.1. iHeartMedia Alternative “Channel 93.3” KTCL trends up 4.2 – 4.4 – 5.0. KSE Media Classic Hits “Kool 105” KXKL rises 4.1 to 4.9.
Public News/Talk “Colorado Public Radio” 90.1 KCFR trends up 2.7 – 3.0 – 4.5. Bonneville Sports “104.3 The Fan” KKFN rises 3.5 to 4.0, while KSE Media’s “Altitude 92.5” KKSE-FM rises 2.0 to 3.0.
Ahead of its sale and likely flip, Max Media Classic Hip Hop “Flo 107.1” KFCO rises 1.3 to 1.8.
San Diego
Local Media San Diego Rhythmic AC jumps 5.4 to 6.6 to take the market lead. Public News/Talk 89.5 KPBS-FM is up 4.7 to 6.2. Audacy Classic Hits “Sunny 98.1” KXSN dips 6.3 to 6.1, with sister AC 96.5 KYXY (12.5 to 5.0) and Country 103.7 KSON (3.4 to 4.9) following. iHeart News/Talk 600 KOGO ties for fifth up 3.9 to 4.9.
iHeartMedia’s “Rock 105.3” KIOZ rises 3.6 to 4.5, while sister CHR “Channel 93.3” KHTS-FM is up 3.8 to 4.3.
Audacy Sports “97.3 The Fan” KWFN rises 2.8 to 3.9. iHeartMedia Classic Rock 101.5 KGB-FM trends up 2.5 – 2.7 – 3.2.
Baltimore
Audacy AC “Today’s 101.9” WLIF retains much of its Holiday audience 15.0 to 11.8. iHeartMedia Country 93.1 WPOC is a distant second up 5.1 to 6.4. Radio One Hip Hop “92Q” WERQ trends down 7.5 – 7.2 – 6.8 – 6.1. Radio One Adult R&B “Magic 95.9” WWIN-FM is up 4.9 to 5.9. Brighter Media Group Christian AC “95.1 Bright-FM” WRBS-FM dips 5.3 to 5.0.
Audacy Hot AC “Mix 106.5” WWMX gains 3.0 to 4.6. iHeartMedia Variety Hits “102.7 Jack-FM” WQSR falls 5.8 – 3.7 – 3.5. Radio One Gospel “Praise 106.1” WLIF-HD2 tumbles 2.9 – 2.1 – 1.1.
The Ravens playoff run helps Hearst’s duo of “98 Rock” WIYY to rise 3.9 to 4.4 and News/Talk 1090/101.5 WBAL to jump 2.7 to 4.3.
Ratings Expert Chris Huff notes pair of non-comm record highs. Classical 91.5 WBJC jumps up 2.2 to 3.7, while AAA 89.7 WTMD trends up 2.0 – 2.2 – 3.2.
St. Louis
Hubbard Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH reclaims the Gateway City lead up 7.2 to 8.9. Hubbard Classic Rock 94.7 KSHE slips 8.8 to 8.3. iHeartMedia Classic Hits 103.3 KLOU rises 6.7 to 8.0. Three stations tie for fourth with Audacy AC 102.5 KEZK drops 15.7 to 6.5, iHeartMedia Country “93.7 The Bull” KSD-FM rises 5.0 to 6.5, and Hubbard Alternative “105.7 The Point” KPNT dips 6.7 to 6.5.
Hubbard Sports “101 ESPN” WXOS jumps 3.9 to 5.7. Public News/Talk 90.7 KWMU trends up 4.0 – 4.5 – 5.1. Audacy Conservative Talk “97.1 FM Talk” KFTK rises 1.5 to 2.2.
Audacy Adult R&B “96.3 R&B” WFUN-FM slides 6.2 – 5.9 – 5.6, while sister Hot AC “Y98” KYKY is down 4.3 – 4.1 – 3.8.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com